which directly related to the learning process such as verbal abilities, visual and audio perception skills‖. Other factors which a teacher also ought to consider the
media selection come from ―the instructional system model, that is, the organization of groups, the time available and the space in which the media will
be used‖ Gerlach and Elly: 254-255. The teacher is insisted on being more creative in teaching story retelling in order to keep them away from feeling bored
in learning English. Therefore, I try to use flash animation as an alternative media to teach speaking in retelling story.
Flash animation is one of the many media to teach story retelling. ―a Flash animation or a flash cartoon is an animated film which is created using
Adobe Flash animation software and often distributed in the ―.swf‖ file format‖ http :en.wikimedia.orglwikiflash_animation.html. Using a flash animation as a
means for teaching story retelling can be very pleasing and interesting for students and they will be more interested and more active in learning because they are
given a chance to express their minds, emotions, feelings, and attitudes. They will feel something new and different from what they usually get in class. They will
feel that they are just not an object of teaching learning process but they are also a subject of it.
1.2 Reasons for Choosing the Topic
The reasons for choosing the topic ―Using Flash Animation to Improve Students‘ Learning Behavio
rs in Speaking Class particularly in Retelling a Story‖ are as follows:
1 The English teacher might not use various media in teaching speaking. As a
result, the students get bored with the lesson. Hence, I try to use a Flash Animation for teaching speaking in order to help the students have better
fluency in retelling story. 2
Multimedia and technological information are used by many schools with international class, immersion class, bilingual class, and the common one is
declared as the RSBI or SBI School. Therefore, teacher should be more creative and innovative for supporting new media in learning and teaching
process. 3
SMPN 2 Kendal is the first school that declared as RSBI in Kendal. The use of multimedia is very suggested in this school. Each classroom is equipped
with LCD player. Therefore, teacher should be able to utilize the facilities well.
4 The students of SMPN 2 Kendal may get difficulty in speaking English as a
foreign language. 5
I assume that flash animation is the new media that becomes an alternative strategy in teaching English. This media is very interesting and enjoyable for
the learner because it shows images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. By using this media, students will
see the colorful objects, see gestures of the model, read the script and listen to the storyteller. Therefore, it can bring a cheerful atmosphere into the class and
make them easier to retell the story.
1.3 Statements of the Problem
The problems of the research are; 1
What are the students‘ problems in speaking class particularly in retelling a story?
2 How a flash animation is applied to teach speaking in retelling a story?
3 To what extent a flash animation can improve students‘ learning behavior in
speaking class particularly in retelling a story?
1.4 Objectives of the Study
